February 23, 2011

Encouraging Women Into Franchising Awards 2010 – Sponsored By Natwest

Franchise Site

Franchise News International (blog): The “Encouraging Women into Franchising” (EWIF) Group launches 2010 Encouraging Women into Franchising Awards. Sponsored by NatWest, the awards were officially launched at The Franchise Show in London on 18th February. The Awards are the first of its kind providing a unique opportunity to formally recognise the growing contribution women franchisees, […]

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Funding A Big Issue Here Too, US Franchises Tell Largest Aussie Delegation At IFA Convention

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Franchising.net.au: Australian interest in the US marketplace and franchising trends continues to grow with the Franchise Council of Australia‘s largest delegation attending this year’s International Franchising Association’s convention. Delegates heard that access to credit continues to be a major concern for the franchising community. Funding issues for both franchisees and franchisors was highlighted as one

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Hometown Hero, Johnny Rockets, Is Rocking At Universal Citywalk

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RestaurantNewsRelease.com: Nearly twenty-five years after opening its original restaurant in Los Angeles, Johnny Rockets has unveiled its sports lounge concept on the West Coast. The new Johnny Rockets Sports Lounge, located within Universal CityWalk’s three-block entertainment, dining and shopping promenade, combines a traditional family-friendly Johnny Rockets restaurant and its classic Americana dining experience with sports-filled

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Rebuilding Your Business

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Some small businesses depend on contracts to stay in business. When it comes to keeping the business afloat, the quality of a contract is more important than the number of contracts help. Unfortunately, Laura Glynn has recently learned what can happen if you depend solely on too few customers, reports The Washington Post. Glynn, president

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Scentsy's Spreading Worldwide

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ecommwire.com: When you join Scentsy you are beginning an opportunity to build a worldwide business. For just $99 you can start a candle business that can grow in all 50 US states, Puerto Rico, Canada, and soon, the UK and Germany. Scentsy is expanding into Europe in the early spring with their wickless candle products.

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Short Term House-Sitting?

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We Wait For You is a company in London, England that provides short term house-sitting services throughout the city. What is short term house-sitting? Although I’ve never used the term, I understand exactly the service the company provides. Have you ever ordered cable television and been told that the installer will be there sometime between

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Raising The Glass Ceiling

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Libby Hill soon noticed a pattern in the way men treated her when she first started her business, Family Karate, in 2005. Even a simple interview with a copy supplier could become problematic. One man felt uncomfortable because he was afraid to tell her off-color jokes. According to TMCnet.com, another kept wondering where her husband

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